military police
Americanplural noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of military police
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Army and served in the military police corps, receiving an honorary discharge in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She told the BBC that despite some recent improvements they continue to see "serious shortcomings in the arrangements for military police complaints, poor handling of allegations of coercive control and behaviour".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Spain's military police and disaster response teams have both set up large reception tents and access to the waterfront is restricted.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The military, police, a local zipline entrepreneur and a have-a-go hero are all involved in the pulse-racing rescue.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Outside I kept away from the station, where there were military police, and picked up a cab at the edge of the little park.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
